Alexander E-Audio Book Project After students read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, they wrote their own version of the story.Using PowerPoint, they created an electronic-audio book where they included a title page, keyed in their storyline, illustrated each page, and added a voice over narration with special sound effects. They published their spiral-bound book as well as burned a CD and created a CD label. SKYPE was then utilized between classrooms for students to conduct a book review and project reflection with their classmates
Nalson teaching fellow student Bryan how to use SKYPE to hold a video conference with Karla to discuss their audio book project.
Colony Project In cooperative groups, students were to create a colony in the New World. Students selected individual tasks including: drawing the ship, drawing the layout of their colony, using Excel to create a supply list, a title page, a credits page, and a colony charter. All students were assigned to compose a journal entry. Printed and spiral bound.
Periodic Element Project Individually, students created a periodic element of themselves. Each component of a periodic element was represented with the students personal information including: Initials represented the element symbol, birthdate represented the atomic number, and height in centimeters represented the atomic mass. Each student imported their picture using shapes and borders. Students were then grouped together to determine three common characteristics.
Natural Disasters NewsletterIn cooperative groups, students created an 11"x17" newsletter using Microsoft Publisher. Each student was responsible for one page which included three articles about a natural disaster of their choice. The articles were written to provide information about such a disaster, a personal "survivor" perspective, and research-based account and expert opinion. Students also included an image with caption, a quotation box, and MLA formated works cited section.
CrestNotes Project A take off on a web site called "sparknotes." Students read the story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson then used PowerPoint to recreate a home page with hyperlinks to: Plot Overview, Character List, Quotations, Study Questions, Foreshadowing, Themes & Symbols, and Author Notes. Students also created a "tag wall" using Wordle.
Alexander E-Audio Book Project
After students read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, they wrote their own version of the story.Using PowerPoint, they created an electronic-audio book where they included a title page, keyed in their storyline, illustrated each page, and added a voice over narration with special sound effects. They published their spiral-bound book as well as burned a CD and created a CD label. SKYPE was then utilized between classrooms for students to conduct a book review and project reflection with their classmates
Colony Project
In cooperative groups, students were to create a colony in the New World. Students selected individual tasks including: drawing the ship, drawing the layout of their colony, using Excel to create a supply list, a title page, a credits page, and a colony charter. All students were assigned to compose a journal entry. Printed and spiral bound.
Periodic Element Project
Individually, students created a periodic element of themselves. Each component of a periodic element was represented with the students personal information including: Initials represented the element symbol, birthdate represented the atomic number, and height in centimeters represented the atomic mass. Each student imported their picture using shapes and borders. Students were then grouped together to determine three common characteristics.
Natural Disasters NewsletterIn cooperative groups, students created an 11"x17" newsletter using Microsoft Publisher. Each student was responsible for one page which included three articles about a natural disaster of their choice. The articles were written to provide information about such a disaster, a personal "survivor" perspective, and research-based account and expert opinion. Students also included an image with caption, a quotation box, and MLA formated works cited section.
CrestNotes Project
A take off on a web site called "sparknotes." Students read the story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson then used PowerPoint to recreate a home page with hyperlinks to: Plot Overview, Character List, Quotations, Study Questions, Foreshadowing, Themes & Symbols, and Author Notes. Students also created a "tag wall" using Wordle.
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